Big and tall parents do not have more sons

Arbeitspapier

In a 2005 paper Kanezawa proposed a generalisation of the classic Trivers-Willard hypothesis. It was argued that as a result taller and heavier parents should have more sons relative to daughters. Using two British cohort studies, evidence was presented which was partly consistent with the hypothesis. I analyse the relationship between an individual being male and their parents' height and weight using one of the datasets. No evidence of any such relationship is found.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP07/15

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Biologie ; Eltern ; Kinder ; Geschlecht

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Denny, Kevin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
• (where): Dublin
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/43340
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET